Weight Loss Thoughts- Late February

I did it! Last night I broke the 300 pound barrier! It seemed to take forever to get there being on the new diet and everything. So far I have been pretty consistent on eating a banana for breakfast (with coffee), nut's for snacking, a salad every day for lunch, a protein shake after Nautilus workouts or cardio (depending on the day) and then a small portion of whatever is for supper (no fatty or high carb foods).

Thrice since January 12 I have "cheated". Once was going to Pearls in Elk Rapids for supper with a bunch of guys and the other wer twice when my lovely wife brought home pizza for supper - in which case I had a few pieces. (after cheating, I paid my penance at the gym the following morning.)

Yesterday, I ran/walked uphill on the treadmill for 3 miles for the first time. It is getting easier to do the long cardio workouts on the odd days (when not doing Nautilus). Speaking of Nautilus- the gym owner suggested that I start on "Line 2" at the gym which are machines that basically work the same muscles- but differently. In other words- they bend the muscles in a slightly different way to "shock" them into expanding in different ways.

It worked- I was shocked when I did Line 2. Now I alternate back and forth between Line 1 and Line 2 every other workout day. I am “red-lining” on every machine every time.

One thing that I found fascinating is my daily calorie intake. For a 300 pound male to maintain his weight- he needs to consume 5,591 calories per day. I have been eating no more than 3,000 calories per day on average. Based on simple math the weight must come off!

Now I have a new goal in addition to loosing 100 pounds. Competing in a triathlon this summer. More on that later.

God Help Us All

or

There Lies A Desert

After Fred Thompson dropped out of the Republican primary, my support naturally fell to Mitt Romney. 

Since an unelectable Mike Huckabee will not drop out the primary, he is conspiratorially stealing votes that would otherwise go to Romney. Unless a miracle happens - by fiat, John McCain will become the Republican nominee for president. Mike Huckabee hopes that because of his antics (not dropping out), he would be chosen by McCain for vice president.

Which would leave me with two options – both repulsive – McCain and Clinton.

Usually, I would hold my nose and vote for the less offensive Republican ala/ George Bush 43 who I reluctantly voted for when Phil Graham lost the 2000 Primary. But George Bush didn’t repulse me as McCain does.

Besides the many smaller reasons that McCain disqualifies himself – temperament, age, lack of business experience it is the larger more important issues that cause me strife.

1. He hates the 1st Amendment to the Constitution so much that he decided to team up with a liberal Democrat to pass legislation abridging it with McCain – Feingold.

2. Wants to give amnesty to illegal aliens.

3. Buys into Al Gores Global Warming hoax which will lead to legislation that will kill the American economy.

4. He voted against the Bush tax cuts.

5. McCain demonstrates with his record that he is a liberal.

And since I will never vote for a liberal that leaves me with only one choice – one vote.

No vote.

This is the vote that joined with millions of other will become the true silent majority. I will be part of a landslide political correction. Since Republicans were bamboozled out of a clear choice in the Republican Primary- we will have to act in a different manner to have our voices heard.

Having our conservative Congress constantly fighting their liberal Republican President to pass good legislation and generally uphold the Constitution is political suicide. Instead, I think it may be far better for our country for a rotten Democrat to be elected (ala Clinton) and allow another Newt to emerge to form a congressional coalition to fight the inevitable socialist legislation that will ensue.

Another reason to let a Clinton or Obama win is to set America up for another Reagan just as Carter did in 1970’s.

Between here and the Promised Land, there lies a desert.